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‘Major victory’ for pro-lifers as attempt to introduce abortion up to birth in England and Wales fails

Jul 5, 2021

By CNA Staff

“This would have left England and Wales with one of the most extreme abortion laws in the world.” Read more

An image from the Canadian pro-life group Choice42's animated video encouraging pregnant women to choose life.

Viral Video Encourages Women to Reject Abortion: ‘You Can Do This’

Jul 5, 2021

By Katie Yoder

A viral video is challenging society and the media for pressuring women to choose abortion. Its message is simple: Women... Read more

Pope Francis with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople outside the Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli Oct. 20, 2020.

Imam, rabbi, and Orthodox patriarch wish Pope Francis a swift recovery

Jul 5, 2021

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis underwent a three-hour operation on the evening of July 4. Read more

Fr. Stan Swamy, S.J., pictured in 2010.

Jailed Indian Jesuit Fr. Stan Swamy dies at age 84

Jul 5, 2021

By Courtney Mares

He spent his final months jailed for his activism on behalf of Indian society’s lowest castes. Read more

Cardinal Péter Erdő at a press conference for the International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest, June 14, 2021.

Church leaders in Hungary and Slovakia welcome confirmation of papal visit

Jul 5, 2021

By CNA Staff

Pope Francis is expected to visit the countries on Sept. 12-15. Read more

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How Did Catholics Get ‘Under God’ into the Pledge of Allegiance?

Jul 5, 2021

By Katie Yoder

The Pledge of Allegiance didn’t always include the words “under God.” Read more

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, pictured in St. Peter's Basilica Oct. 3, 2015.

Cardinal Parolin: Europe needs faith in God as it struggles with ‘demographic winter’

Jul 5, 2021

By CNA Staff

The Vatican Secretary of State was preaching at Mass in Strasbourg, France. Read more

Pope Francis attends a Prayer Meeting for Peace in Rome's Piazza del Campidoglio Oct. 20, 2020.

Pope Francis to spend week recovering in hospital after intestinal surgery

Jul 5, 2021

By Courtney Mares

A Vatican spokesman said: “His Holiness Pope Francis is in good general condition.” Read more

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UN accused of lies, manipulation in effort to legalize abortion in El Salvador

Jul 4, 2021

Salvadoran pro-life leader Sara Larín charged that the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is lying... Read more

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The best Catholic podcasts of 2021

Jul 4, 2021

By Ursula Murua

Podcast listenership took a dip in 2020, as the world ground to a halt because of the coronavirus pandemic. But... Read more

"I Felt the Love of Jesus Pouring Out": Catholics Return to Confession

Jul 4, 2021

By Katie Yoder

Whether they’re returning to confession after the pandemic or after falling away from their faith, Catholics have “no reason for... Read more

A Mass said for the Summorum Pontificum pilgrimage in Rome held Oct. 25, 2014.

Traditional Latin Mass advocates appeal to Pope to protect Summorum Pontificum

Jul 4, 2021

A federation that advocates for the Traditional Latin Mass has appealed to Pope Francis to protect it, for those "within... Read more

Pope Francis stands outside a car during the general audience June 30, 2021.

Pope Francis ‘well’ after surgery on colon for diverticulitis

Jul 4, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis has "reacted well" to a scheduled colon surgery he underwent at a Rome hospital on Sunday. Read more

Pope Francis gives his Sunday Angelus address overlooking St. Peter's Square June 27, 2021.

Vatican confirms Pope Francis will visit Slovakia in September 2021

Jul 4, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis will visit four Slovakian cities from Sept. 12-15. Read more

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Four patriotic Americans on their way to sainthood

Jul 4, 2021

By CNA Staff

The Catholic Church in the United States has a long list of extraordinary men and women from all walks of... Read more

Melinda Gates.

Gates Foundation plans $2.1b for contraceptives, 'gender equality'

Jul 3, 2021

By CNA Staff

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will begin a push for increased access to contraceptives over the next five years... Read more

Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, center, in 2015.

Why has a Vatican judge ordered Cardinal Becciu and nine others to stand trial?: A CNA explainer

Jul 3, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

CNA's overview of a Vatican finance trial announced to start later this month. Read more

Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver.

Archbishop Aquila: Catholic Democrats should take responsibility, not weaponize the Eucharist

Jul 3, 2021

By CNA Staff

Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver in his Friday column called out the 60 Catholic Democrats who penned a letter defending... Read more

The pachamama monstrance at St. John Macias parish in Zapopan, Mexico.

Pachamama image used as monstrance in Mexican parish

Jul 3, 2021

By David Ramos

The “pachamama” or “mother earth” image which accompanied various activities during the 2019 Amazon Synod in Rome was recently used... Read more

Giovanni Angelo Becciu, former prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, pictured June 27, 2019.

Cardinal Becciu to stand trial at Vatican for embezzlement and abuse of office

Jul 3, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Vatican court announced it will hold a trial in connection with the Secretariat of State’s purchase of a London... Read more